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DEWA commissions 7 new 132 kV transmission substations in the first half o
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, explained that the total cost of the new 1342 kV substations with a conversion capacity of 1050 megavolt-amperes (MVA), exceeded AED962 million using the latest global technologies.
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Pakistan: Traders shut shops, hold protest against inflated electricity bi
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The recent increase in electricity bills has further frustrated the people and traders who have already been heavily burdened by the rising inflation in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: People protest, block roads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against inflat
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan witnessed a massive protest on Saturday as traders, civil society and political activists staged demonstrations and rallied against the excessive electricity bills and inflation in Shangla on Saturday
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Pakistan caretaker PM calls inflated electricity bills "non-issue"
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“It is not a very serious issue, but political parties are in election mode and using it as a social cause,” the interim prime minister told senior journalists and news anchors on Friday.
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The rise of anti-Pakistan sentiment in PoK
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Every section of PoK civil society has participated in the protest marches, sit-ins and burning of electricity bills on August 31.
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Pakistan: Petrol, diesel prices continue to surge amid social unrest
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As Pakistan continues to grapple with high electricity bills, the caretaker government on Thursday further jacked up the petrol and diesel prices by over 14 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) taking the price past 300 PKR, Geo News reported on Friday.
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How Pakistan's electricity crisis is leading to rising spectre of social u
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The heat of inflation in electricity prices in Pakistan has been growing steeply with prices soaring, leading to social unrest in the society, and the situation will need Islamabad to undertake a number of comprehensive efforts, The News International reported.
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Pakistan caretaker Finance Minister rules out relief in power bills
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Pakistan caretaker Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar on Wednesday told senators and the electricity consumers to “manage (their) expectations” raised by caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar for relief in excessive power bills, saying the country’s fiscal space did not permit any subsid
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IMF asks for details as Pakistan plans relief in electricity bills amid pr
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
People from across Pakistan have been protesting against the rise in electricity prices for the past few days.
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Pakistan: Traders across nation join protesters against massive hike in el
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid stringent International Monetary Fund (IMF) restrictions, traders from throughout Pakistan joined protesters in a demonstration against a significant increase in electricity tariffs on Thursday, ARY News reported.
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MP cabinet approves to give domestic gas cylinder at Rs 450 in Sawan month
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Mishra said, “The council of ministers approved to provide the domestic gas cylinder at the rate of Rs 450 in the Sawan month. The amount will be transferred through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer). The amount to the beneficiaries of Pradhan mantri Ujjwala Yojana will be transferred immediatel
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Yogi govt initiates on-spot approval for higher load connections to curb e
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Yogi government is taking comprehensive steps in Uttar Pradesh to ensure both smooth electricity supply and the prevention of electricity theft.
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